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and the married quarters required for their personnel and

the naval magazines should be moved from the south to the

north side of the harbour. In rder to have definite

figures to work with, I shall assume that this will be done:

but whatever decision is made on these points, all the

remainder of Victoria Cantonment and a part at any rate of

Whitfield Barracks would be transferred to the Colonial

Government.

3. I consider that the advantage to the War Department

would be very great.

(1)

(11)

The 88 Co. R... would have new barracks adjacent

to Belchers Battery, where many of then work, and

much nearer than they are at present to mount Javis,

where the remainder work. There would be room for

two or three tennis courts, but a site for a football

ground in this neighbourhood has not yet been found:

but they have none now. If this site should prove

unsatisfactory, possibly another could be found on the

slopes of mount Davis,

The British Infantry battalion would be all together,

instead of split into four detachments as at present;

and would have better barracks and ample recreation

grounds and manoeuvring ground.

(iii) The present Indian barracks will barely hold two

battalions: the H,k,S. ^‚Ý‚Ã, cen only be accommodated

oy squeezing out half an Indian pattalion and also

utilizing barracks intended for British troops. The proposed scheme would remedy this dearth of

accommodation and put the whole of the Indians in new barracks with plenty of recreation grounės and manoeuvring area. The present hockey grounds are held on very insecure tenure and no others can be

found in the neighbourhood,

AS